dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/war_MW.json
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": a people of India inhabiting the region north of Bombay":[]
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"\u02c8w\u022frl\u0113"
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"type":[
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"Charles Dudley 1829\u20131900 American editor and essayist":[]
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"city south of Macon in central Georgia population 66,588":[]
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"peace"
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": a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism":[],
": a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations":[],
": a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end":[
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"a war against disease"
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": to engage in warfare":[],
": variance , odds sense 2":[],
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"Noun",
"They fought a war over the disputed territory.",
"A war broke out when the colonists demanded their independence.",
"We need to resolve our conflicts without resorting to war .",
"People behave differently during a time of war .",
"The taking of American hostages was seen as an act of war by the United States.",
"the budget wars in Washington",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lukashenko has so far resisted efforts to draw his army into the war . \u2014 Maria Grazia Murru, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Officials on the ground have argued this war is about more than gaining back former Soviet territory \u2013 its about crippling Kyiv. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"The war has evolved into a grinding stalemate in which both sides are heavily reliant on artillery, according to Western officials and analysts. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Declassified documents and Mahl\u2019s research showed how Sanford Griffith, on behalf of the British government, used fake public opinion polls and other deceptive propaganda to push Congress to join the war against Adolf Hitler. \u2014 Mary Jordan, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"On his wishlist are Russian airstrips and command posts and a bridge that Russia built after annexing Crimea at the start of the 2014 war . \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"While the war has faded from the headlines, inflation has heated up, causing the stock market to drop precipitously and the housing market to cool as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in response. \u2014 Laurence Darmientostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Fueled by government stimulus and the war on Ukraine, prolonged levels of high inflation pushed the Fed to embark on the most aggressive economic tightening cycle in decades\u2014crashing markets and sparking recession fears. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"But after the war , the middle class became more prosperous, people\u2019s reasons for inviting folks to dinner changed. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
"The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2020",
"Selah takes on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Paloma (Celeste O\u2019Connor), a new student and amateur photographer who has yet to be claimed by one of the school\u2019s warring factions. \u2014 Teo Bugbee, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates are all involved, supplying variously troops, fighters, and military equipment to the warring factions. \u2014 Lorne Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
"As the virus outbreak \u2014 and Israel\u2019s response to it \u2014 swelled frighteningly in recent days, the warring factions have softened their rhetoric and embraced, tentatively, the possibility of coming together in an emergency coalition. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The timing of the pandemic couldn\u2019t be worse for Mexico, especially in this downtrodden city, which has long been marred by drug violence carried out by warring criminal organizations. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Nothing in your letter suggests a dire backdrop, but many young people are cut off by their parents for warring over hot topics such as religion or sexuality. \u2014 Philip Galanes, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018",
"Anthony Breznican \u2714 @Breznican Sharon Duncan-Brewster is Dr. Liet Kynes, lead ecologist of Arrakis and a power broker amid the warring factions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2020"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English werre , from Anglo-French werre, guerre , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werra strife; akin to Old High German werran to confuse":"Noun",
"Middle English werre , from Old Norse verri , adjective, verr , adverb; akin to Old English wiersa worse \u2014 more at worse":"Adverb or adjective"
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"\u02c8w\u022fr",
"\u02c8w\u00e4r"
],
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"hostilities",
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"adverb or adjective",
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"verb"
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"to oppose (someone) in physical conflict continually warring against their neighbors in an effort to expand their territory"
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"war eagle":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the use of its feathers in war bonnets by the Plains Indians":""
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"war effort":{
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": all that is being done to win a war":[
"He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort ."
]
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"type":[
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"war feast":{
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": a victory feast especially of North American Indians":[]
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"type":[
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"war footing":{
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": the condition of being prepared to undertake or maintain war":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"American society, the liberal internationalists avow, will have to remain on a war footing for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"No senior officials defected or fled, and the bureaucracy quickly went onto a war footing . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But as the administration adopts a war footing to deliver energy security to Europe, neglecting to take action on a ballooning, arguably extraneous source of emissions at home stands to undermine their geopolitical and climate goals alike. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas Germany and Japan developed serious peace movements after 1945, the Allied powers, and particularly the United States, kept their war footing . \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Now multiply that phenomenon across the foreign, finance and economy ministries and all the others, none of which are accustomed to operating on the war footing Mr. Scholz expects. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But all of Ukraine is on a war footing , and the militarization of the general population is most visible in the thousands of civilians who are enlisting and training as part of ad hoc security forces. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Now Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is turning Europe\u2019s trains and ornate imperial-era stations into a new refugee crisis network, putting them on a war footing yet again. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The two columns of Russian armor thrusting toward the city spurred Kyiv to go on a war footing . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pacifist",
"peacenik"
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"examples":[
"war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Justin, whose real name The Oregonian/OregonLive has agreed to withhold for both his safety and that of his family in Iran, fears the attacks give credibility to war hawks in both nations. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Should America be worried that Trump is filling his Cabinet with war hawks ",
"Carvey explained, referencing Bolton\u2019s reputation as a war hawk . \u2014 Time , 29 Mar. 2018"
],
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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"militarist",
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"type":[
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"war kite":{
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": a large kite formerly used to lift a man into the air for military or meteorological observation":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052617",
"type":[
"noun"
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"war paint":{
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"definitions":{
": makeup sense 3a":[],
": paint put on parts of the body (such as the face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war":[]
},
"examples":[
"a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint",
"She piled on the war paint .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no need to wash your makeup off with harsh chemicals anymore; Farmacy\u2019s Clearly Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm is a natural way to wipe off your war paint at the end of each day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Because season one's events existed in a vacuum \u2014 a time loop, to be exact \u2014 that war paint was exactly the same in every single episode: electric blue, graphic eyeliner. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint ; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn's head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In sci-fi color schemes, her rave-ready makeup can be used as face paint or war paint . \u2014 Maggie Lange, Allure , 20 Dec. 2021",
"For athletic events, we were encouraged by teachers and administrators, most of whom were also white, to dress up in Native American-like gear and war paint . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"For a start, there\u2019s something inherently fortifying about slicking on a coat of war paint . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 4 Dec. 2020",
"And the school has promised that no matter what, students will no longer be allowed to paint themselves red and put on war paint . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The Super Bowl champion Chiefs had already prohibited fans from wearing headdresses or war paint amid a push for more cultural sensitivity. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"paint"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003456",
"type":[
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": a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs":[],
": a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating":[],
": to conduct a war game":[],
": to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game":[
"war-gamed an invasion",
"\u2014 Newsweek"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The war game was organized in partnership with the D.C.-based think tank Center for a New American Security (CNAS). \u2014 Carol E. Lee, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The war game simulated Chinese forces beginning their campaign by trying to take out the nearest US bases in places like Guam and Japan. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"The war game contains other elements of recent cyberattacks in Ukraine, said Rain Ottis, a professor of cyber operations at Tallinn University of Technology who helped organize this year\u2019s Locked Shields. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Just a few days after Boeing delivered the second F-15EX test plane, the two Eagle IIs in early May flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska for a sprawling aerial war game called Northern Edge 2021. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The only way for liberals to win the right's radicalizing culture- war game is not to play. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The nation\u2019s biggest utilities run an elaborate war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The nation's biggest utilities run a war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The Pentagon must identify emerging threats, and war game against future domestic terrorist acts. \u2014 Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (retired), CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022"
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1942, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccg\u0101m"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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": a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds":[],
": a musical trill":[],
": a swelling under the skin especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by infestation with maggots of a botfly or warble fly":[],
": sing":[],
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": the maggot of a warble fly":[],
": to become sounded with trills, quavers, and rapid modulations in pitch":[],
": to render with turns, runs, or rapid modulations : trill":[],
": to sing in a trilling manner or with many turns and variations":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Birds were warbling in the trees.",
"He warbled his way through the song."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English werble tune, from Old French (Picard dialect), from werbler to sing expressively, trill, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wervelen to turn, Old High German wirbil whirlwind \u2014 more at whirl":"Noun",
"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde boil, from var pus + bulde swelling":"Noun"
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l"
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"verb"
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"fend",
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"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
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"definitions":{
"(Aaron) Montgomery 1843\u20131913 American merchant":[],
"1727\u20131800 American general in Revolution":[
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": a division (such as a cell or block) of a prison":[],
": a division in a hospital":[
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": a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes":[],
": a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred":[],
": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated":[
"Wallace Thurman died in 1934 in the tuberculosis ward of the New York City charity hospital on Welfare Island.",
"\u2014 Zeese Papanikolas"
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": a means of defense : protection":[],
": a minor subject to wardship":[],
": a person or body of persons under the protection or tutelage of a government":[],
": a person or thing under guard, protection, or surveillance: such as":[],
": a person who by reason of incapacity (such as minority or mental illness) is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court":[],
": in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction":[
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"after ward"
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": that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward":[
"river ward"
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": that occurs or is situated in the direction of":[
"left ward"
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": the Mormon local congregation having auxiliary organizations (such as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood":[],
": the action or process of guarding":[],
": the inner court of a castle or fortress":[],
": to keep watch over : guard":[],
": to turn aside (something threatening) : deflect":[
"\u2014 usually used with off ward off a blow trying to ward off a cold"
],
": toward a (specified) point, position, or area":[
"earth ward"
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"Artemus \u2014 see Charles Farrar browne":[],
"Barbara 1914\u20131981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist":[],
"Mary Augusta 1851\u20131920 Mrs. Humphry Ward n\u00e9e Arnold English novelist":[],
"Sir Joseph George 1856\u20131930 New Zealand statesman":[]
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"Noun",
"She works in the cancer ward .",
"the council representative from Ward 22",
"They were wards of the state.",
"Verb",
"vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people",
"Adjective suffix",
"a rear ward movement of troops",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This might be when one doctor goes off-shift, for example, or when the patient moves to a new team \u2013 from the emergency department to a ward , say. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The son is taken to the emergency ward and is on the surgical table. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"She was assigned to the Vietnamese ward , caring for Vietnamese who were injured in the war, Felton said. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"Nurses and staffers rushed all the babies to the neighbouring ward . \u2014 Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The door to the Covid isolation ward is bolted shut and overgrown with weeds. \u2014 Stephanie Nolen, New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Adila\u2019s 2\u00bd-year-old girl, Amina, admitted to the ward in Maidan Shahr, is too weak to stand. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Police on Saturday identified the man who is accused of stabbing a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward and remained inside a room for hours before police arrested him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Four newborns were killed last year in a fire at a maternity ward in the northern town of Lingu\u00e8re. \u2014 Danielle Paquette, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Such enzymes normally exist in your body to help your immune system ward off viral infection. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"In the tense atmosphere of Aldwinter, adolescent girls cast spells and fall victim to disturbing fits, while superstitious men hang skinned moles to ward off the beast. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an April speech at American University that more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and ward off fraudulent or illicit transactions. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Shea and aloe vera smooth and soften your hair, ward off dandruff, and replenish moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Califf also said his agency doesn\u2019t have the resources to do the kind of complex analysis that would be needed to monitor the nation\u2019s supply chain and ward off future shortages. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"This medication further disrupts the immune system and blunts its ability to ward off virus like COVID-19. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In the race among pharmaceutical giants to create the first pill to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at Pfizer in Groton played a critical role. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"-ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard , from -weard , adjective suffix; -wards from Middle English, from Old English -weardes , genitive singular neuter of -weard , adjective suffix":"Adverb suffix",
"-ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard ; akin to Old High German -wart, -wert -ward, Latin vertere to turn; -wards from -wards , adverb suffix \u2014 more at worth":"Adjective suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English weard & Anglo-French warde, garde , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warta act of watching, Old English warian to beware of, guard, w\u00e6r careful \u2014 more at guard , wary":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English weardian & Anglo-French warder, garder , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wart\u0113n to watch, Old Norse vartha to guard, Old English weard ward":"Verb"
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"\u02c8w\u022frd",
"w\u0259rd"
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"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
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"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"ward sister":{
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"type":[
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": an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations":[
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"air raid warden"
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": an official in charge of the operation of a prison":[],
": any of various British college officials whose duties range from the administration of academic matters to the supervision of student discipline":[],
": any of various British officials having designated administrative functions":[
"warden of the mint"
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": one having care or charge of something : guardian , keeper":[],
": one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish":[],
": regent sense 2":[],
": the governor of a town, district, or fortress":[]
},
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"the warden of the cemetery",
"in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casey White\u2019s attorney, Jamy Poss, asked for the exemption in writing in a letter to the warden . \u2014 Fox News , 12 May 2022",
"The three inmates caught the eye of Sing Sing\u2019s superintendent, Michael Capra, who styled himself as a tough-but-fair prison warden and promoted educational and rehabilitative programs. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"The San Antonio bust is not the biggest in Winters\u2019s career as a game warden . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Also in January, Dennard submitted a request to the warden for a reduction of sentence. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Federal inmates seeking compassionate release make their requests to the warden at the prison where they are housed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021",
"The report was also forwarded to the Broadview Heights animal warden . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"The warden had to limit media visits, such was the clamor for hip-hop\u2019s headline criminal. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
"After the warden reads the execution order, officials said the team will fire. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But each state court system, from New York to California, runs wardship and adoption proceedings differently \u2014 and sometimes there are even variations between counties. \u2014 Garance Burke And Martha Mendoza, The Seattle Times , 9 Oct. 2018"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Mary Webb"
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"he's ware of the dangers that await him in the Antarctic"
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"Middle English, from Old English waru ; akin to Middle High German ware ware and probably to Sanskrit vasna price \u2014 more at venal":"Noun",
"Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse verja (past participle varithr, varthr to clothe, invest, spend) \u2014 more at wear":"Verb"
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"\u02c8wer"
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"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient",
"witting"
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"verb"
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": brant":[]
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"ware entry 1 ; from its feeding on seaweed":""
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"Noun",
"when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Conditions in the warehouse were later determined to be unsafe and inhumane, according to state health officials. \u2014 Ashley White, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"This means it can be safely deployed almost anywhere in the warehouse . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Two of the victims\u2019 bodies remained in the warehouse Sunday afternoon as detectives gathered evidence. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"The buyer, Green Harvest Capital, plans to developed 50 to 52 apartments in the warehouse and to lease already renovated commercial space on the site, according to a news release. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"Working in the warehouse gives me firsthand insight on how extensive the need for baby essentials is in terms of supply and demand. \u2014 Moms Helping Moms, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Brashears Furniture on South Thompson Street suffered significant damage in the warehouse located behind the showroom. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Amazon workers in the Staten Island warehouse began in-person voting Friday in their first union election. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Artists who don\u2019t fit that mold tend to perform in warehouse shows instead. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In one example, a builder worked with a dealer to order a large inventory of windows that the dealer would warehouse and that would allow the builder to continue to produce instead of waiting for the long lead times. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Amazon, for its part, has conveyed its anti-union stance to warehouse workers through signage inside its warehouses, text messages, and meetings that workers were required to attend before the election periods kicked off. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Some offers are aimed at filling openings that have languished in Europe since the reopening of economies after coronavirus lockdowns, in industries ranging from health care in Germany to warehouse work in the Czech Republic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Now, the official purpose of incarceration was retribution only; the unofficial purpose was to warehouse the nation\u2019s poor. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"At the time, California\u2019s state prisons were at 200 percent capacity: 160,000 people living in facilities meant to warehouse 80,000. \u2014 Piper French, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Sydneysiders are facing empty shelves at some supermarkets as exploding coronavirus cases force a range of staff from truck drivers to warehouse workers into isolation. \u2014 Swati Pandey, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In the aughts, state and local governments started to build towards this, but efforts largely lost momentum without the funding needed to build and maintain the infrastructure to warehouse such huge troves of data. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"Past employees \u2014 not only retail consultants who were scammed, but also warehouse workers and designers \u2014 will be featured in the documentary. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307z",
"-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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"magazine",
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"storage",
"storehouse"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"noun"
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": marine insurance that covers a cargo through the various stages of transportation, processing, and warehousing from the time it leaves the warehouse of the consignor until it reaches that of the consignee":[]
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"noun"
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": a person who manages or works in a warehouse":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After working in construction and restaurants, Mr. Respers went to work in 1973 as a warehouseman for McCormick & Co., which was then located on Light Street in the Inner Harbor. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 6 Mar. 2021",
"In a country where Jean-Marie Le Pen of the National Front made it to the run-off in the next presidential election, Mr Zidane\u2014the son of an Algerian warehouseman \u2014became the face of a more tolerant France. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018"
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"1635, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s-m\u0259n"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": warehouseman":[]
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"circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-s\u0259r",
"\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307-z\u0259r"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Mary Webb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the success or otherwise of the small Ukrainian robot in action may do more to shape the future of remote warfare than any of them. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The new carrier can likely carry between 48 and 60 aircraft\u2014a combination of FC-31s, KJ-600s, a carrier onboard delivery transport aircraft based on the KJ-600 airframe, and both utility and anti-submarine warfare helicopters. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"Mechanized warfare is the mind-body problem writ large. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"To try and compete with that healthy market, the military has offered larger-than-usual bonuses, including up to $50,000 for certain fields, such as special warfare . \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"But such guerrilla warfare tactics, with the risk of mistaken killings, can sometimes backfire, alienating people previously sympathetic to the rebel cause. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"While this undoubtedly ends in Kenobi's death, there is an element of psychological warfare going on too: Vader wants to terrorize Kenobi as much as possible and break his spirit before finally putting him out of his misery. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 5 June 2022",
"But the two most crucial strikes against Heard may have been that Azcarate permitted cameras in the courtroom and did not sequester the jury\u2014a perfect one-two for Depp\u2019s online brand of asymmetrical warfare . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Twitter, being Twitter, initially broke out into all-out generational warfare , with side-parting, skinny-jean-wearing, avocado-toast-loving Millennials rolling their eyes at how Gen Z just discovered Kate Bush. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People with any bleeding disorder or those who are taking medication to prevent clotting, such as warfarin , apixaban (Eliquis) or clopidogrel (Plavix), should discuss curcumin or turmeric supplements with their doctor before taking. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"But there are quite a few others, some of which cannot be tested for while on specific anticoagulants, such as protein C and S deficiency while on warfarin . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"When tests revealed the clot, Dr. Frayling was prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin . \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In the clinical trial of Eliquis, patients getting the drug were 11% less likely to die from any cause than those getting warfarin , which for decades had been the only anticoagulant used to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"However, there is no reason to believe that this was more likely in the apixaban (Eliquis) arm than in the warfarin arm. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The new drugs have proved to be an expensive alternative to warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Among Eliquis users, 1.3% had a stroke or a blood vessel clot, compared with 1.6% who got warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Rodent baits typically contain a warfarin concentration of about 250 parts per million. \u2014 Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic , 15 May 2021"
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"W isconsin A lumni R esearch F oundation (its patentee) + coum arin":""
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"greenhorn",
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"novice",
"recruit",
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},
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"the Democratic warhorse in the Senate",
"a general who describes himself as an old warhorse",
"a new production of an old warhorse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not to mention that TV is proving that there are still signs of life in the old warhorse formula (see: The Afterparty). \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Spielberg and Kushner were right to bring modern attitudes to this beloved warhorse . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
"No matter that the program featured two major composers and one warhorse , between the repertoire itself and stellar performances by the Cleveland Orchestra and two exceptional guests, the evening was positively revelatory. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The only broadcast series that got any Emmy love was NBC\u2019s warhorse , Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Tom Nunan, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Working his magic on the ground and through the air, DePaul rumbled like a warhorse and delivered like a big time playmaker. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
"The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021",
"As the story goes, the width of a railroad is set at 4 feet, 8.5 inches, or the width a Roman warhorse . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
"The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": mancala":[]
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"from native name in western Africa":""
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"w\u00e4\u02c8r\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u00e4r\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"unguarded",
"unmindful",
"unsafe",
"unwary"
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": marked by keen caution, cunning , and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger":[]
},
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"Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
"Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
"Modern literary novelists \u2026 wary of neat solutions and happy endings, have tended to invest their mysteries with an aura of ambiguity and to leave them unresolved. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
"The store owner kept a wary eye on him.",
"Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"The judge was wary of the nature of Bayside\u2019s subpoena. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Since such projects are expensive and risky\u2014often facing massive cost overruns\u2014banks have so far been wary of stepping in with tax equity financing, though some investors are angling to get involved. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Moreover, most governments are wary of dealing directly with the Taliban. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Whereas the United States had been wary of embroiling itself in extra-hemispheric affairs prior to the twentieth century, Old Glory could now increasingly be seen flying across the globe. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"There is also some irritation with Sweden, where a minority Social Democratic government was slow to follow Finland\u2019s lead and is wary of offending its supporters ahead of elections in September by giving in to Turkish demands. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Be wary of free apps, which often make money by selling ads or user data. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Further, there\u2019s a core of Republican voters that won\u2019t support giving legal status to any undocumented immigrants, and members of GOP members of Congress either agree with them or are wary of crossing them. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ware entry 2 + -y entry 1":""
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"\u02c8wer-\u0113"
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"careful",
"cautious",
"chary",
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"conservative",
"considerate",
"gingerly",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"safe"
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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": a common fig ( Ficus benjamina ) of India that resembles the banyan, is often cultivated for ornament, and has inedible fruit":[]
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": a bugle call to attack":[]
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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"probably a misunderstanding by Sir Walter Scott of Middle English waryson reward, security, from Anglo-French *warison, garisun healing, protection \u2014 more at garrison":""
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"noun"
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": tool , implement":[]
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"alteration of earlier workloom , from Middle English, from work + lome, loom loom":""
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"noun"
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"nonaggressive",
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"uncombative",
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},
"examples":[
"The government has been criticized for its warlike attitude.",
"a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Daniel Defense \u2014 like many firearms companies \u2014 has leaned into warlike imagery to sell its guns. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"That last piece has the most representational imagery of any in this set, although its two warlike figures (one of whom appears to be Brown) constitute just a small part of the complex, mostly abstract picture. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"If the ideal is a world in which neither party feels democracy is under siege, these warlike postures represent a grim finding. \u2014 The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Tribal societies could be hierarchical and warlike , the Davids show, as well as egalitarian and peaceful. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This warlike mentality is shared by Groundswell, the political group that Thomas has chaired. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The fractured Anglo-French relationship has made headlines on both sides of the channel, with disputes over fish inspiring warlike comment in many of Britain\u2019s newspapers. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Both also seem to harbor a suspicion that the world of guns and gun-owners might always have been at least a bit like this, rich with paranoia and warlike thinking. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2021",
"In certain ways, the Wendat (and Iroquoian societies in general around that time) were extraordinarily warlike . \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u012bk"
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"aggressive",
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"assaultive",
"bellicose",
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"chippy",
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"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
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"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent"
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"type":[
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": a person detested or disliked":[]
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"probably from war entry 1 + -ling ; word coined to contrast with darling":""
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-",
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": a man practicing the black arts : sorcerer \u2014 compare witch":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The warlock \u2019s pot stocked with hypocrisy calling the kettle brimming with duplicity black. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Four childhood friends who took oaths together have chosen different paths, but their loyalties are tested when a young warlock appears, threatening destruction. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Communing with the deceased warlock led to Sara's epiphany that they were all connected, which came in handy in the hour's power-swapping fight sequence. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English warloghe , from Old English w\u01e3rloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from w\u01e3r faith, troth + -loga (from l\u0113ogan to lie); akin to Old English w\u01e3r true \u2014 more at very , lie":""
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002249",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area":[]
},
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u022frd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She\u2019s wanted by Julius (Dominic Cooper), the classic spurned-invading- warlord who wants to conquer a kingdom and force his \u2018legitimacy\u2019 by marrying the existing King\u2019s daughter\u2014a classic rom-com meet-cute. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The former rural warlord had stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right. \u2014 Colleen Barry, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"In 2019, Wagner began to fight in the Libyan civil war, supporting a campaign by the warlord Khalifa Haftar to overthrow the country\u2019s internationally recognized government. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 30 May 2022",
"Evmolpus was a Thracian king and famous warlord who could talk with the gods. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Running since 2011, the satirical show is set in Uganda, where two Mormon missionaries try to spread the teachings of the church to local residents more concerned about famine, HIV/AIDS, and the actions of a warlord . \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"The new generation, born into luxury, tended to be soft, and the next king would need to be a modern version of a desert warlord like his grandfather. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Japanese troops quickly deposed the local Chinese warlord and seized the major cities in Manchuria. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"But the story will feature the character helping refugees being run off their land by a warlord . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-110408"
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"antonyms":[
"heat",
"hot (up)",
"toast"
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": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger":[
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": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy":[
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": near to a goal, object, or solution sought":[
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],
": newly made : fresh":[
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],
": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree":[
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],
": to become ardent, interested, or receptive":[
"\u2014 usually used with to or toward warmed to the idea"
],
": to become filled with affection or love":[
"\u2014 used with to or toward"
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": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
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": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask":[],
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": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": to make warm":[],
": to reheat (cooked food) for eating":[
"\u2014 often used with over"
],
": warmly":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination warm -clad"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Be sure to keep warm when you go outside.",
"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
"We were met with a warm welcome.",
"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
"She gave us each a long, warm hug.",
"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
"Verb",
"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English wearm ; akin to Old High German warm warm and probably to Lithuanian virti to cook, boil":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8w\u022frm"
],
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"hottish",
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"toasty",
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"warmish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093826",
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"verb"
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},
"warm fuzzies":{
"antonyms":[
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"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
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": feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Few actors inspire the warm fuzzies like Alan Alda. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
"Customers like warm fuzzies and are willing to pay for them. \u2014 WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Sean Connery looks engaged for the last time in his career, and if that doesn\u2019t give you the warm fuzzies , River Phoenix is great as Young Indy in a flashback. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Gives me the warm fuzzies thinking about those guys and the amazing music that helped shaped our childhood. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Enlarge / Seeing Guinan and Picard together again gives us some warm fuzzies . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The likelihood of becoming an influencer, of finding fulfillment in a pair of leggings or a sports bra, of turning the warm fuzzies of a Facebook community into cold hard cash is simply slim to none. \u2014 Ali Montag, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Whether on her talk show or social media, Barrymore comes off as a lovely, human embodiment of the warm fuzzies \u2014 and while no one's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 24/7, Barrymore just revealed her secret for eternal perkiness. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, PEOPLE.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"That's because this was a calamity in two parts: The first part was your vulnerability to guilt, and the second was your sister's knowledge and brazen exploitation of that vulnerability to give herself a couple of cheap warm fuzzies inside. \u2014 The Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"happiness",
"joy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072327",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"warm house":{
"type":[
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],
"definitions":{
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"antonyms":[],
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},
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]
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"warm up":{
"antonyms":[],
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]
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
"(\u02c8)w\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0259p",
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"overture",
"preamble",
"preliminary",
"prelude",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
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"verb"
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},
"warm water":{
"antonyms":[],
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]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001649",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"warm-blooded":{
"antonyms":[
"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional"
],
"definitions":{
": fervent or ardent in spirit":[]
},
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"flaming",
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"verb"
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"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
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"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
"She gave us each a long, warm hug.",
"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
"Verb",
"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8w\u022frm"
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"Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
"Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
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"Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
"Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
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"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
"We were met with a warm welcome.",
"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
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"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
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"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"Be sure to keep warm when you go outside.",
"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
"We were met with a warm welcome.",
"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
"She gave us each a long, warm hug.",
"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
"Verb",
"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"Be sure to keep warm when you go outside.",
"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
"We were met with a warm welcome.",
"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
"She gave us each a long, warm hug.",
"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
"Verb",
"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"verb"
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},
"examples":[
"fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After losing friends who criticized him as a warmonger , Luckey is suddenly feeling vindicated. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"After losing friends who criticized him as a warmonger , Luckey is suddenly feeling vindicated. \u2014 Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Bush\u2019s two administrations made America a torturer and a warmonger . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Bismarck was a cacophony of contradictions: an autocrat who fostered democracy, a fierce Prussian who promoted German nationalism, an ultraconservative who courted socialists, a warmonger who mastered diplomacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The name \u2018Raiders\u2019 has negative connotations \u2014 synonyms include pillager, warmonger and aggressor. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"Trump, for his part, likes to call Cheney a warmonger . \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 16 May 2021",
"The government accuses Western media of falsely portraying Abiy as a warmonger . \u2014 Simon Marks And Declan Walsh New York Times, Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
"John Bolton is a terrifying warmonger who loves to blow things up. \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, Vogue , 11 July 2020"
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259\u014b-g\u0259r",
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],
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},
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"I could feel the warmth of the fireplace.",
"She enjoyed the warmth of their praise.",
"They possessed a graciousness and warmth that put their guests at ease.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plus, magnetars radiate almost exclusively in X-rays, which is significantly less pleasant than the gentle warmth of our own star. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"On a lighter and perhaps more celebratory note, orange became a traditional Halloween color to represent the warmth and abundance of the harvest season. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"An underquilt is an insulated quilt designed to hang under your hammock to seal in warmth . \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 7 June 2022",
"As the warmth of the air helps these lakes expand by thawing ground around them that had been frozen for perhaps thousands of years, microorganisms feast on the suddenly available specks of ancient plants and mammoth femurs. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"The Jazz is stuffed with synthetic insulation designed to mimic the warmth and packability of down. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Ultimately, though, when bathed in warmth and handled with patience, an onion yields into a sweet puddle of love. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Plentiful pollen: Lost in the warmth and weather, Monday\u2019s tree pollen count in the D.C. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Jon Reyes, a Manitoba cabinet minister, felt the rage of Twitter for standing inside in the warmth and taking the photo while his wife, Cynthia Reyes, shoveled snow in below-freezing temperatures. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8w\u022frm(p)th",
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"I had been warned about the difficulties of the job.",
"She warned me that the stove was still hot.",
"\u201cThis won't be easy,\u201d he warned .",
"Nobody warned me about the dangers.",
"I warned him to be careful, but he didn't listen to me.",
"She warned us not to go too close to the fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Omicron has tended to cause a milder disease than previous variants like alpha or delta, but scientists warn its ability to evade the immune system means that people may be more susceptible to being reinfected, including after vaccination. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"But animal groups warn that family dogs and cats might do more than hide under a bed ... more pets go missing during the July 4 holiday than at any other time of the year, according to Pet Amber Alert. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Green groups warn climate change will go largely unchecked in the state. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Health officials have sought to calm fears among the general population and warn members of the at-risk communities without generating stigma. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"Japan's heat wave is just one of many happening around the world as scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to the worsening climate crisis. \u2014 Heather Chen, Junko Ogura And Mayumi Maruyama, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"President Joe Biden proposed Wednesday a federal gas tax holiday, as gas prices hover around record highs nationally, in a move that would instantly provide some relief to consumers\u2014though some warn may not be the cure-all Biden seeks. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Pfizer vaccine appeared to cause fevers somewhat less often than the Moderna vaccine, although researchers warn that indirectly comparing clinical trials can be misleading. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Harvey would then warn the guard to check on Colvin \u2014 afterward, launching a sneak attack to restrain the deputy and take her keys. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English warnen, going back to Old English wearnian, warnian \"to be on one's guard, make aware, put on one's guard,\" going back to West Germanic *warn\u014djan- (whence Middle Dutch waernen \"to provide with, give notice of a danger,\" Old High German warn\u014dn ), probably causative derivative of Germanic *wara- \"cognizant, watchful\" \u2014 more at ware entry 1":""
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"\u02c8w\u022frn"
],
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"caution",
"forewarn",
"wake"
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"\u02c8w\u00e4nt sometimes \u02c8w\u0259nt",
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"Noun",
"She gave me a warning about the difficulties of the job.",
"She issued a stern warning against making changes too quickly.",
"Let that be a warning to you.",
"We had no warning of the dangers that were ahead of us.",
"Without any warning she turned around and ran.",
"The storm struck without warning .",
"I was stopped for speeding, but the policeman just gave me a warning .",
"Adjective",
"usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This week's heat wave comes just days after an excessive heat warning and an air quality alert were issued in the region. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"An excessive heat warning was issued Tuesday by the National Weather Service as temperatures in metro Detroit are expected reach a high of 97 degrees. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"The National Weather Service recently issued an excessive heat warning , keeping an eye on the triple digit temperatures in the forecast. \u2014 Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
"An excessive heat warning will be in effect for coastal Mobile and Baldwin counties from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 18 June 2022",
"An excessive heat warning also was issued for parts of California and Arizona, where highs will again soar into the triple digits. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"On Thursday, southern Illinois and Indiana, southeastern Missouri and western Kentucky were under an excessive heat warning . \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"An excessive heat warning has been issued from southern inland California to Arizona. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"The majority of Ohio has been under an excessive heat warning , according to NWS, and a spokesman for electric company AEP Ohio told CNN that some customers should prepare for outages to last until Thursday. \u2014 Travis Caldwell And Joe Sutton, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations. \u2014 Scott Sonner, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases. \u2014 Andrew Whitby, Time , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Privacy advocates have sounded warning bells about Big Brother secretly watching us from the sky. \u2014 Katy Moeller, idahostatesman , 22 May 2017"
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"1511, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"from attributive use of warning entry 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8w\u022fr-ni\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201932",
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": conspicuous markings or bright colors possessed by an animal that serve as a warning to potential predators that it is toxic or distasteful":[
"The vivid orange, red, black and white color patterns on the wings are a monarch's advertisement to potential predators. This warning coloration enables a bird such as a blue jay, which might eat one poisonous monarch and become ill, to recognize and avoid the butterfly by sight alone in the future.",
"\u2014 Marcia Davis"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The striking bright blues, yellows, and oranges of poison dart frogs are a classic example of warning coloration , sending a message to predators to stay away. \u2014 Michael Allen, Science | AAAS , 13 June 2018"
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"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist"
],
"definitions":{
": a mental aberration":[],
": a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat":[],
": a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft":[],
": a twist or curve that has developed in something originally flat or straight":[
"a warp in a door panel"
],
": distort":[
"intellect and learning \u2026 warped by prejudices",
"\u2014 Irving Wallace",
"warps space and time"
],
": foundation , base":[
"the warp of the economic structure is agriculture",
"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: N.C."
],
": to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp":[],
": to become warped":[],
": to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally : pervert":[],
": to deflect from a course":[],
": to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object":[],
": to move a ship by warping":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There's a warp in the floorboards.",
"an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy",
"Verb",
"The wood was warped by moisture.",
"The heat caused the wood to warp .",
"He held prejudices that warped his judgment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But in time even simple declarative sentences start to warp . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Plus, in places with extreme daytime heat, where temperatures can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), the warp of fine cotton and silk can break on the loom. \u2014 Sneha Mehta, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"With a cascade of white and yellow diamonds in an encyclopedic variety of cuts and sizes, these dangling earrings conjure the informal, unpretentious warp and weft that captured the designer\u2019s renegade imagination so many years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Thread count is determined by the number of threads lengthwise (called the warp ) and widthwise (the weft) in a one-inch square of fabric. \u2014 Kelley Carter, ELLE Decor , 10 June 2020",
"That's already the case for games like Super Mario 64\u2014since the game's source code was released last September, modders have created new tools that allow for easy world editing, background art, in-level warp zones, and more. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 6 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The extremely strong gravitational field of black holes warp the space around them, creating conditions that can deflect and amplify starlight that aligns behind them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Investors should be careful that the meta market frenzy doesn\u2019t warp their sense of reality. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2021",
"This strategy doesn\u2019t warp the play so much as deepen it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Far from just an attempt to negate discontent over its Ukraine invasion, Russia\u2019s current state-media approach is, in Pozdorovkin\u2019s view, a continuation of a decade-long campaign to warp Russian citizens\u2019 view of the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"If performed correctly, some odd interaction between the two dueling animation cycles causes the game to freak out and warp the player forward vast distances, even going through in-game architecture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"It's long been known that friendship, while psychologically beneficial, can warp a person's perception of risk. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample",
"On top of that, constant exposure to violence and negative news can warp our thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English wearp ; akin to Old High German warf warp, Old English weorpan to throw, Old Norse verpa":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u022frp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for warp Verb deform , distort , contort , warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting. deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth. a face deformed by hatred distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result. the odd camera angle distorts the figure disease had contorted her body warp indicates an uneven shrinking that bends or twists out of a flat plane. warped floorboards",
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp and woof"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015037",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"warp and woof":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": foundation , base":[
"the vigorous Anglo-Saxon base had become the warp and woof of English speech",
"\u2014 H. R. Warfel"
]
},
"examples":[
"regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those years are sprinkled into the warp and woof of every life phase, from longer childhoods, to \u2018emerging adulthoods\u2019 to the quickly-multiplying phases of active adulthood and emerging elderhood. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Pat Tyler\u2019s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 16 Sep. 2019",
"All that was needed was the warp and woof of speaker dresses, rather than the big loudspeakers on stage, which suddenly seemed so 20th century. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202144",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"warp knit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a knit fabric produced by machine with the yarns running in a lengthwise direction \u2014 compare weft knit":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104412",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"warp land":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": land fertilized by warp":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113504",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"warp-speed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the highest possible speed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite his focus on a culture moving at warp speed toward the farthest reaches of absurdity, talking with Johnson is comforting. \u2014 Ricardo Nagaoka, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"When many hands are in the proverbial pot, and business requirements dictate that technology moves at warp speed to keep up, mistakes are inevitably made by well-meaning IT professionals. \u2014 Husein Sharaf, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Getting groceries at warp speed comes with very real consequences. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"At the turn of the millennium, as technology took off at warp speed , the minimalism and grunge that dominated the \u201990s gave way to flashy hues, metallic shine, and unabashed individuality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"The pandemic is often only discussed with regard to its negative impact on mental health, but Bill Gates has pointed to COVID-19 as a catalyst for the world being digitized at warp speed . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"If the sight of someone hustling up a skin track at warp speed wasn\u2019t enough, Kuenzle did the whole thing in nothing but sunglasses and a pair of short spandex shorts. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
"Judging from the numbers of products developed at warp speed , the money was well spent. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Each was getting good at confronting raised eyebrows about their age difference and the warp speed of their love affair. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the use in science fiction of space-time warps to allow faster-than-light travel":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"warped":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": twisted out of a natural or normal shape":[
"a warped board",
"Before polishing began, warped panels were straightened and stripes of new wood added to compensate for shrinkage \u2026",
"\u2014 Helen Dudar",
"He was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.",
"\u2014 B. J. Pollock"
],
": eccentrically weird or strange":[
"a warped sense of humor"
],
": disturbingly abnormal or distorted":[
"At his office one afternoon, he told me that he blames warped values for the drop in international-news coverage \u2026",
"\u2014 Ken Auletta",
"Is it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?",
"\u2014 Thomas L. Friedman",
"\"He took an oath as a Klansman, and he has this really warped , romantic notion of a sacred vow he can never violate.\"",
"\u2014 John Grisham"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u022frpt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-101440"
},
"warping bridge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": docking bridge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"warplane":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccpl\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beijing has not ruled out military force to take Taiwan and has kept pressure on the democratic island over the past few years with frequent warplane flights into the island's ADIZ. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Wayne Chang, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Protecting civilians and enforcing the zone No-fly zones are often used to protect civilians on the ground from warplane attacks and to prevent a country from gaining air superiority, meaning control of the sky over a battlefield. \u2014 Andrew Stigler, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The warplane was designed in the late 1970s in part to counter the fast and versatile U.S.-manufactured F-16s. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The soldiers respond with gifts of their own: Mr. Prytula\u2019s office is now adorned with a piece of a Russian warplane that one unit shot down recently. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Turkey and Russia on Monday signed an agreement on building an undersea gas pipeline, a project that had been frozen since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane operating out of a Syrian base nearly a year ago. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 31 Mar. 2021",
"The Associated Press footage shows a warplane being shot down by rebels over Benghazi, which was attacked by troops loyal to Libya's former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2011",
"The United States has recovered an F-35C warplane that fell into the South China Sea in a landing mishap in January, the U.S. Navy said on Thursday. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"As Xi has ratcheted up reunification rhetoric and warplane incursions over the island, some in Taiwan worry that the invasion of Ukraine foreshadows a similar show of force from China. \u2014 Don Lee, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104227"
},
"warrant":{
"antonyms":[
"guarantee",
"guaranty"
],
"definitions":{
": a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice":[],
": a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue":[],
": an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time":[],
": an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer":[],
": confirmation , proof":[],
": ground , justification":[],
": guarantee , security":[],
": to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said":[],
": to declare or maintain with certainty : be sure that":[
"I'll warrant he'll be here by noon"
],
": to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of : guarantee":[],
": to give proof of the authenticity or truth of":[],
": to give warrant or sanction to : authorize":[
"the law warrants this procedure"
],
": to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified":[],
": to guarantee security or immunity to : secure":[
"I'll warrant him from drowning",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)":[],
": to guarantee to be as represented":[],
": to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance":[],
": to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for":[
"promising enough to warrant further consideration"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
"There was no warrant for such behavior.",
"Verb",
"The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
"The punishment he received was not warranted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
"Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Both Covid-19 and influenza are vaccine-preventable illnesses that warrant concern and mitigation. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Here are a few points that warrant deliberation in this regard. \u2014 Chintan Shah, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The point is that, while scientists look at the sequences as a suggestion the virus has been circulating among people for years, there are other potential explanations that warrant study. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"In a unanimous ruling issued on Thursday, a five-justice appellate panel found that the judge did not make errors that would warrant overturning the conviction or the 23-year sentence. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s not sufficient evidence of the sort of monkeypox spread that would warrant events being canceled or postponed, the CDC\u2019s Brooks said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Another era that might warrant future examination: the crypto age. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English waraunt protector, warrant, from Anglo-French warant, garant , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wer\u0113nto guarantor, wer\u0113n to warrant; akin to Old High German w\u0101ra trust, care \u2014 more at very entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English, waranten to act as protector, guarantee, from Anglo-French warentir, garantir , from warant":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt, \u02c8w\u00e4r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053552",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"warranted":{
"antonyms":[
"guarantee",
"guaranty"
],
"definitions":{
": a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice":[],
": a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue":[],
": an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time":[],
": an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer":[],
": confirmation , proof":[],
": ground , justification":[],
": guarantee , security":[],
": to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said":[],
": to declare or maintain with certainty : be sure that":[
"I'll warrant he'll be here by noon"
],
": to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of : guarantee":[],
": to give proof of the authenticity or truth of":[],
": to give warrant or sanction to : authorize":[
"the law warrants this procedure"
],
": to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified":[],
": to guarantee security or immunity to : secure":[
"I'll warrant him from drowning",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)":[],
": to guarantee to be as represented":[],
": to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance":[],
": to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for":[
"promising enough to warrant further consideration"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
"There was no warrant for such behavior.",
"Verb",
"The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
"The punishment he received was not warranted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
"Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Both Covid-19 and influenza are vaccine-preventable illnesses that warrant concern and mitigation. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Here are a few points that warrant deliberation in this regard. \u2014 Chintan Shah, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The point is that, while scientists look at the sequences as a suggestion the virus has been circulating among people for years, there are other potential explanations that warrant study. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"In a unanimous ruling issued on Thursday, a five-justice appellate panel found that the judge did not make errors that would warrant overturning the conviction or the 23-year sentence. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s not sufficient evidence of the sort of monkeypox spread that would warrant events being canceled or postponed, the CDC\u2019s Brooks said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Another era that might warrant future examination: the crypto age. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English waraunt protector, warrant, from Anglo-French warant, garant , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wer\u0113nto guarantor, wer\u0113n to warrant; akin to Old High German w\u0101ra trust, care \u2014 more at very entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English, waranten to act as protector, guarantee, from Anglo-French warentir, garantir , from warant":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt, \u02c8w\u00e4r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021339",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"warranty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a collateral undertaking that a fact regarding the subject of a contract is or will be as it is expressly or by implication declared or promised to be":[],
": a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title":[],
": a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts":[],
": something that authorizes, sanctions, supports, or justifies : warrant":[]
},
"examples":[
"The stereo came with a three-year warranty .",
"a one-year warranty for the refrigerator",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fan can be reversed, if needed, to pull fresh air into the greenhouse, and it\u2019s also backed by a 25-year warranty . \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"And customers can buy with confidence with its 30-day return policy, lifetime warranty and its upgrade policy that allows customers to recover full value to move up to a more expensive diamond. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Ford said in documentation submitted June 10 that the company is aware of six property damage claims, four injury reports, 1,630 warranty reports and 233 complaints due to the issue. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"While the battery was still covered under Nissan\u2019s 100,000-mile warranty , Williams opted to sell the vehicle and lease a brand new 2022 Kia Niro electric vehicle. \u2014 Jeff Fortson, Essence , 6 June 2022",
"If any customers are experiencing issues, they will be covered under the vehicle's five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty . \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"If any customers are experiencing issues, they will be covered under the vehicle's five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty . \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
"Before attempting to clean any air conditioner, check your model's owner's manual or the company's website for cleaning recommendations and precautions to keep from voiding the manufacturer's warranty on your unit. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
"Apple said it\u2019s now allowing customers to do their own repairs on their iPhones in the US, and soon on Mac computers too, reversing a policy in which unauthorized tinkering voided the company\u2019s product warranty . \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English warantie , from Anglo-French warantie, garantie , from warentir to warrant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8w\u00e4r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"deal",
"guarantee",
"guaranty",
"surety"
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"Guests board the boats of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride only after walking through a warren lit by lanterns and piled up with cannonballs and wooden barrels. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The fighting between Turkish government forces and Kurdish separatists reached Diyarbakir in 2015, leaving the warren of narrow streets in its historic old district of Sur in ruins. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Soldiers and civilians were holding out in a warren of underground bunkers beneath the sprawling Azovstal steel mill complex in the city, defying ultimatums to surrender, while Russian fire concentrated on that site. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The sixth floor is a warren of small, dark spaces, many of them for video; the fifth floor is open and bright and takes advantage of the massive, column-free space designed by architect Renzo Piano. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Given the excavated hillside, galleries of various shapes and sizes on different grades could have been a confusing warren of upstairs/downstairs rooms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"But her cousin Ar-Pharaz\u00f4n presents a strong challenge, having won fame as a warrior in Middle-earth. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"The gray granite block bears the cross of the Russian Orthodox Church, marks his birth in 1920, the Purple Heart he was awarded, death during battle in Ardea, Italy, and status as an Unangax\u0302 warrior . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"In the tight contest between the leading contenders \u2014 Dr. Oz, Ms. Barnette and Mr. McCormick \u2014 all three of them have tried hard to cast themselves as the true MAGA warrior . \u2014 Jennifer Medina, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"And one of its front panels features the figure of the helmeted warrior Britannia. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
"But when an old friend from the past calls in a favor, Kenobi finally acts, hopping on a transport ship and choosing to be a warrior once again. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Joel [Embiid] is playing the best basketball of his life, obviously went through some challenges and was a warrior . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Oleksander thinks he, too, was destined to be a warrior . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Timoth\u00e9e is being mentored to be a warrior by his buddy Jason Momoa, who could carry Timoth\u00e9e in his wallet like a vaccination card. \u2014 Libby Gelman-waxner, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021"
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"Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
"Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
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"Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"The judge was wary of the nature of Bayside\u2019s subpoena. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Since such projects are expensive and risky\u2014often facing massive cost overruns\u2014banks have so far been wary of stepping in with tax equity financing, though some investors are angling to get involved. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Moreover, most governments are wary of dealing directly with the Taliban. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Whereas the United States had been wary of embroiling itself in extra-hemispheric affairs prior to the twentieth century, Old Glory could now increasingly be seen flying across the globe. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"There is also some irritation with Sweden, where a minority Social Democratic government was slow to follow Finland\u2019s lead and is wary of offending its supporters ahead of elections in September by giving in to Turkish demands. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Be wary of free apps, which often make money by selling ads or user data. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Further, there\u2019s a core of Republican voters that won\u2019t support giving legal status to any undocumented immigrants, and members of GOP members of Congress either agree with them or are wary of crossing them. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022"
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"One lasting effect of Bush\u2019s post-9/11 response is the expansion of presidential war power . \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Lee, who also voted against war power resolutions in both 2001 and 2002, mentioned FCNL again a few days later during an appearance on MSNBC. \u2014 Jack Jenkins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"This Media Post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the Congress under the United States Constitution. \u2014 CBS News , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The debate over war powers is a fundamental constitutional debate. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2020",
"Eight Republicans defy the president and join Dems in pushing forward war powers legislation to limit Trump\u2019s ability to wage war against Iran. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 13 Feb. 2020",
"That schedule could have fringe benefits for Democrats, who want to force a Senate vote next week on a war powers measure aimed at constraining Trump\u2019s military options with Iran. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Both had sought the Democratic nomination in 2008 \u2014 and both were dogged by their 2002 votes as senators in favor of the war powers resolution that President George W. Bush used to invade Iraq in 2003. \u2014 Time , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Six Republicans joined 220 Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution. \u2014 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"Amed Rosario followed with a single, but Ramirez drove a 3-2 pitch to the warning track in right and Naylor went down on a soft liner to short. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Donaldson followed with a drive to the left field warning track for his 13th big league walk-off, his second this year and the Yankees\u2019 sixth. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"The Angels scored four runs in the fourth, which began when Jared Walsh\u2019s catchable fly ball to the warning track in right-center fell between Garcia and right fielder Kole Calhoun for a double. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Jessie Blaine stepped to the plate looking to extend Auburn\u2019s season, but her deep drive to the warning track in left field was tracked down for the final out, bringing an end to the Tigers\u2019 2022 campaign. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
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"Polanco then hit a drive that was caught on the right-field warning track , scoring Kepler without a throw. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Andres Gimenez blasted a three-run home run in the eighth after Amed Rosario saw two deep fly balls die on the warning track earlier in the game. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 31 May 2022"
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"The destruction of a Mariupol theater sheltering residents of the south-eastern Ukrainian port city was a war crime carried out by Russia, an Amnesty International investigation published on Thursday concluded. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Pete Kiehart for NBC News Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian officials have accused Moscow of intentionally attacking hundreds of cultural sites, which is a war crime under the 1954 Hague Convention. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"Friday marked the first war crime prosecution of a member of the Russian military in Kyiv, as a 21-year-old Russian soldier went on trial for the killing of an unarmed Ukrainian civilian in the early days of the war. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"But an attack of any kind that indiscriminately attacks civilians, as CNN's on-the-ground investigation reveals happened on February 27 and 28, would appear to be a war crime , according to multiple experts interviewed. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Russia\u2019s massacre in Bucha was a war crime , said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"After revelations in 2003 of torture \u2014 classified as a war crime \u2014 at the U.S.-run prison camp in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, federal prosecutors tried and convicted 11 low-level military personnel, most of whom were given short jail terms. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Vice President Kamala Harris said that Russia\u2019s bombing of a civilian hospital in Ukraine should be investigated as a potential war crime . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The developments \u2014 a major Ukrainian loss in the south and war crime trials in the midst of fighting \u2014 highlight the complex terrain of the war, which is now in its 13th week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
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"My grandmother was a war bride during World War II.",
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"Nick Barraco had just returned from World War II with an English war bride . \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
"Richard recalls reading The Courier Journal one day and seeing a photo of local French war bride Josette Bouchet Kearns and her husband William. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2020",
"Based on the novel of the same name, the musical tells the story of an Italian war bride trapped in rural Iowa who falls in love with a footloose photographer while her family is out of town. \u2014 Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com , 6 June 2018",
"Melissa Hunter is compelling as Abagnale's French war bride mother, equal parts victim and villain. \u2014 Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
"To see photos from families of Japanese war brides , visit https://instagram.com/kathryn.tolbert. \u2014 Kathryn Tolbert, Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2018",
"Al was divorced from his war bride and, sadly, eventually estranged from his two sons. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2018",
"His mother was an Austrian war bride and his father was a noted mathematician. \u2014 Alex Vadukul, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2018",
"At Sansome Street, all 104 women detainees, the majority Chinese war brides like Ha, launched a hunger strike to protest immigration policies. \u2014 Daniela Blei, Smithsonian , 12 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smith, an eighth-grade dropout who went to work at 15 to support his widowed mother, was deemed by most a coarse ward heeler beholden to the Tammany Hall satraps who anointed him. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2018"
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"Among my People, the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation), the warbonnet was only given to those who earned each and every eagle feather through bravery, self-sacrifice and great deeds of valor. \u2014 Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue , 12 Nov. 2019",
"Disrespecting the warbonnet is a grievous wrong and dishonors the likes of all who earned them with pride, like Sitting Bull and Rain-in-the-Face. \u2014 Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue , 12 Nov. 2019",
"This week on the @natgeo Instagram, a swimmer navigates Devil's Eye Spring, meerkats embrace in Botswana, and a mosshead warbonnet peeks its head out of the neck of a bottle. \u2014 Steve Winter, National Geographic , 9 Sep. 2016"
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"Clayton, a mountain of an individual, acquits himself well with the war cry . \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 17 Nov. 2021",
"One arresting voice comes through like a war cry , all ancient, melismatic syllables in unsettled rhythms. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"One of the scariest experiences involved a large pickup truck pulling dangerously close to her on Highway 17 and its driver rolling down the window to mimic a war cry . \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Hearing its metallic war cry in the open air is a privilege that makes getting wet seem totally worthwhile. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 28 Sep. 2021",
"His war cry went straight from our televisions and movie screens into our hearts and minds. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Star Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
"His war cry went straight from our televisions and movie screens into our hearts and minds. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Star Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
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"That afternoon, while his wife pounded fruits to extract the seeds, Pukatire sat in a hammock, carving a war club . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 Nov. 2019"
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"The island \u2014 shrouded in myth since ancient times \u2014 early on took on legendary significance for Ukraine\u2019s resistance to the Russian invasion, when Ukrainian troops there reportedly received a demand from a Russian warship to surrender or be bombed. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"The island \u2014 shrouded in myth since ancient times \u2014 early on took on legendary significance for Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion, when Ukrainian troops there reportedly received a demand from a Russian warship to surrender or be bombed. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"The island gained outsize symbolic importance early in the war, when Ukrainian soldiers stationed in a garrison there rebuffed a Russian warship \u2019s demand to surrender with a colorful rejoinder. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that one serviceman died, 27 more went missing and 396 were rescued after a fire on the storied Russian warship Moskva last week. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Images and a short video appeared to show thick black smoke billowing from a warship bearing a striking resemblance to the Moskva. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The United States launched an interceptor missile from a warship in 2008 to destroy a malfunctioning spy satellite. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Champagne, colorful ribbons, water cannons and smoke were used to celebrate the warship \u2019s launch and official naming at a ceremony at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, state media reported. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, officials unveiled the Type 003 warship . \u2014 Lily Kuo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022"
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"Just a few Flying Spur (@flyingspur) details: Cost: starts at $200,500 Interior: The leather is sourced from cow herds in Northern Europe and are chosen for the area's lack of barbed-wire fences and warble flies , so the leather has no marks. \u2014 Deanne Kaczerski, Marie Claire , 9 Sep. 2013"
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"The war game was organized in partnership with the D.C.-based think tank Center for a New American Security (CNAS). \u2014 Carol E. Lee, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The war game simulated Chinese forces beginning their campaign by trying to take out the nearest US bases in places like Guam and Japan. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"The war game contains other elements of recent cyberattacks in Ukraine, said Rain Ottis, a professor of cyber operations at Tallinn University of Technology who helped organize this year\u2019s Locked Shields. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Just a few days after Boeing delivered the second F-15EX test plane, the two Eagle IIs in early May flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska for a sprawling aerial war game called Northern Edge 2021. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The only way for liberals to win the right's radicalizing culture- war game is not to play. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The nation\u2019s biggest utilities run an elaborate war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The nation's biggest utilities run a war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The Pentagon must identify emerging threats, and war game against future domestic terrorist acts. \u2014 Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (retired), CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022"
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"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"As reported Gerard Butler\u2019s Kandahar completed filming in the region recently, as did Cherry - an Iraq war story that is set to air on Apple TV+. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Deep Space Nine eventually went very serialized, but that was at the end, and after the show had spent most of its run building to that and making the characters interesting enough to carry a prolonged interstellar war story . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"But this was no war story ; this was every filmmaker\u2019s worst nightmare. \u2014 Meg James, Amy Kaufman And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This might be when one doctor goes off-shift, for example, or when the patient moves to a new team \u2013 from the emergency department to a ward , say. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The son is taken to the emergency ward and is on the surgical table. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"She was assigned to the Vietnamese ward , caring for Vietnamese who were injured in the war, Felton said. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"Nurses and staffers rushed all the babies to the neighbouring ward . \u2014 Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The door to the Covid isolation ward is bolted shut and overgrown with weeds. \u2014 Stephanie Nolen, New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Adila\u2019s 2\u00bd-year-old girl, Amina, admitted to the ward in Maidan Shahr, is too weak to stand. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Police on Saturday identified the man who is accused of stabbing a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward and remained inside a room for hours before police arrested him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Four newborns were killed last year in a fire at a maternity ward in the northern town of Lingu\u00e8re. \u2014 Danielle Paquette, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Such enzymes normally exist in your body to help your immune system ward off viral infection. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"In the tense atmosphere of Aldwinter, adolescent girls cast spells and fall victim to disturbing fits, while superstitious men hang skinned moles to ward off the beast. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an April speech at American University that more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and ward off fraudulent or illicit transactions. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Shea and aloe vera smooth and soften your hair, ward off dandruff, and replenish moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Califf also said his agency doesn\u2019t have the resources to do the kind of complex analysis that would be needed to monitor the nation\u2019s supply chain and ward off future shortages. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"This medication further disrupts the immune system and blunts its ability to ward off virus like COVID-19. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In the race among pharmaceutical giants to create the first pill to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at Pfizer in Groton played a critical role. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The freeze rendered half of the more than $600 billion in Putin\u2019s war chest unusable. \u2014 Josh Boak, Chron , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But the biggest campaign war chest in the Democratic primary field belongs to Comptroller Peter Franchot. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Hageman has a large polling lead, but Cheney has a formidable campaign war chest . \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"The incumbent has kept top Republican donors in his fold and amassed a larger campaign war chest . \u2014 Cameron Mcwhirter, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Hill, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and won by more than 10 points in the 2020 general election, is a four-term incumbent with a seven-figure campaign war chest , according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
"Logan, who unseated a longtime Democratic incumbent in the state Senate, is seen as a strong challenger to Hayes, a popular former public school teacher who had accumulated $1.2 million in a campaign war chest even before Logan entered the race. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Davis is also sitting on a campaign war chest that could be hard to beat. \u2014 Melissa Holzberg Depalo, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The race started off slowly, with the incumbent mayor beginning the year with a relatively small campaign war chest . \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Malaya Rohan still looks \u2014 and smells \u2014 like a war zone , despite being liberated from occupation several weeks ago. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"While Mykolaiv feels like a war zone , Odesa has largely escaped the fighting and destruction. \u2014 Michael G. Seamans, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In cases where the nature of the visit has real security concerns, such as in a war zone , that notification is typically made at the highest levels, specifically the ambassador. \u2014 Bydonald J. Mihalek, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"And Bella\u2019s parents, who live in Menlo Park, are figuring out how to explain the unexplainable to their daughter while trying to stay in touch with their respective families \u2014 one stuck in a war zone , the other under a dictatorship. \u2014 Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Of course, some of these issues are a luxury that only those not living in a war zone have time to contemplate. \u2014 Emily Nicolle, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Oryx, a military and intelligence blog which counts Russia's military losses in Ukraine on the basis of photographs sent from the war zone , reports that Russia has lost more than 460 tanks. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"For Ukrainian children, the separation from their caretakers has been an unexpected, shocking twist in their escape from a war zone . \u2014 Miriam Jordan, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Hall was rescued from the war zone last month and flown to a hospital in Germany. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today\u2019s millennials, children of the post- war Baby Boomers, grew up in the affluence of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 5 Sep. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite his focus on a culture moving at warp speed toward the farthest reaches of absurdity, talking with Johnson is comforting. \u2014 Ricardo Nagaoka, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"When many hands are in the proverbial pot, and business requirements dictate that technology moves at warp speed to keep up, mistakes are inevitably made by well-meaning IT professionals. \u2014 Husein Sharaf, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Getting groceries at warp speed comes with very real consequences. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"At the turn of the millennium, as technology took off at warp speed , the minimalism and grunge that dominated the \u201990s gave way to flashy hues, metallic shine, and unabashed individuality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"The pandemic is often only discussed with regard to its negative impact on mental health, but Bill Gates has pointed to COVID-19 as a catalyst for the world being digitized at warp speed . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"If the sight of someone hustling up a skin track at warp speed wasn\u2019t enough, Kuenzle did the whole thing in nothing but sunglasses and a pair of short spandex shorts. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
"Judging from the numbers of products developed at warp speed , the money was well spent. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Each was getting good at confronting raised eyebrows about their age difference and the warp speed of their love affair. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: N.C."
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for warp Verb deform , distort , contort , warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting. deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth. a face deformed by hatred distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result. the odd camera angle distorts the figure disease had contorted her body warp indicates an uneven shrinking that bends or twists out of a flat plane. warped floorboards",
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"There's a warp in the floorboards.",
"an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy",
"Verb",
"The wood was warped by moisture.",
"The heat caused the wood to warp .",
"He held prejudices that warped his judgment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But in time even simple declarative sentences start to warp . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Plus, in places with extreme daytime heat, where temperatures can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), the warp of fine cotton and silk can break on the loom. \u2014 Sneha Mehta, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"With a cascade of white and yellow diamonds in an encyclopedic variety of cuts and sizes, these dangling earrings conjure the informal, unpretentious warp and weft that captured the designer\u2019s renegade imagination so many years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Thread count is determined by the number of threads lengthwise (called the warp ) and widthwise (the weft) in a one-inch square of fabric. \u2014 Kelley Carter, ELLE Decor , 10 June 2020",
"That's already the case for games like Super Mario 64\u2014since the game's source code was released last September, modders have created new tools that allow for easy world editing, background art, in-level warp zones, and more. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 6 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The extremely strong gravitational field of black holes warp the space around them, creating conditions that can deflect and amplify starlight that aligns behind them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Investors should be careful that the meta market frenzy doesn\u2019t warp their sense of reality. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2021",
"This strategy doesn\u2019t warp the play so much as deepen it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Far from just an attempt to negate discontent over its Ukraine invasion, Russia\u2019s current state-media approach is, in Pozdorovkin\u2019s view, a continuation of a decade-long campaign to warp Russian citizens\u2019 view of the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"If performed correctly, some odd interaction between the two dueling animation cycles causes the game to freak out and warp the player forward vast distances, even going through in-game architecture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"It's long been known that friendship, while psychologically beneficial, can warp a person's perception of risk. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample? \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"On top of that, constant exposure to violence and negative news can warp our thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
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": any of numerous small brightly colored American oscine birds (family Parulidae) with a usually weak and unmusical song":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Acadian flycatcher in Granville and a hooded warbler at the Grace Robson Sanctuary in Westfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Thick with sycamores, oaks, and sweet pecans, bottomland forests like these can then support migratory birds, from the endangered Bachman\u2019s warbler to the recovering bald eagle. \u2014 W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online , 29 June 2011",
"One of his favorite birds, the Blackburnian warbler , can be spotted in the park. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Despite pressure from housing developments and groundwater depletion, habitat for six imperiled species \u2014 a warbler , a bat, two salamanders and two plants \u2014 still exists. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"North of Boston, recent sightings at Rough Meadows Sanctuary in Topsfield have included a pectoral sandpiper, two American woodcocks, a lesser yellowlegs, and a Magnolia warbler . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Worcester County: There was an Acadian flycatcher in North Brookfield and a Lawrence\u2019s warbler at the Westborough Wildlife Management Area in Westborough. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2021",
"The Backman's warbler , one of America's rarest songbirds, also is on the list. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Plymouth County and the South Coast: The South Shore hosted an orchard oriole and a black vulture in Plympton, a blackpoll warbler at Manomet, six red crossbills in Myles Standish State Forest, and a Mississippi kite at Plymouth Municipal Airport. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2021"
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094445"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The men\u2019s fancy war dance Shirley performs, meanwhile, is from the Ponca and Comanche tribes. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The haka, a ceremonial war dance performed before events including New Zealand rugby matches, is intended as a challenge to opponents and a rallying cry before heading into battle. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 12 May 2021",
"In Brisbane, organizers said about 30,000 people gathered, while a Maori group also did a traditional haka, or war dance . \u2014 NBC News , 6 June 2020",
"The haka is a war dance traditionally used on the battlefield and to show a tribe\u2019s pride, strength and unity. \u2014 NBC News , 6 June 2020",
"This shocking development fuels Hate Trump, Inc.\u2019s latest war dance . \u2014 Deroy Murdock, National Review , 17 Apr. 2020",
"One of the students took off his shirt and the teens started to do a haka \u2014 a war dance of New Zealand\u2019s indigenous Maori culture, made famous by the country\u2019s national rugby team. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, The Seattle Times , 22 Jan. 2019",
"Its blue metal body lurches forward, only to be yanked backward again and again\u2014a slapstick war dance for an unwinnable war. \u2014 Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2018",
"Banging on huge drums, for example, is the focus in Tonga, while Maori war dances take canter stage in New Zealand. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094619"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092631"
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"noun"
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"Birds were warbling in the trees.",
"He warbled his way through the song."
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"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde boil, from var pus + bulde swelling":"Noun"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The young fisherman already has his eyes on his next catch \u2014 a warmouth . \u2014 Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com , 29 May 2021",
"Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass, and warmouths . \u2014 Bob Mcnally, Field & Stream , 11 May 2020",
"Use crickets and redworms just off the banks for plenty of bluegills, warmouth and shellcrackers. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 July 2018",
"Use crickets and redworms near docks and seawalls for bluegills, bream and warmouth . \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 July 2018",
"Use crickets and small jigs near the banks for bluegills and warmouth . \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 15 July 2018",
"Drift all the lakes with crickets for bluegills, warmouth and shellcrackers. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 July 2018",
"Drift the lake with crickets for plenty of bluegills along with a few shellcrackers, warmouth and catfish. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
"Fishing will primarily be for largemouth bass and panfish such as bluegills, warmouths and Mayan cichlids. \u2014 Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com , 8 June 2017"
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"Perkin 1474\u20131499 Flemish imposter and pretender to the English throne":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remove carrots from oven and add burrata to warm pan . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2019",
"Once pasta is cooked (al-dente), drain and put in a large warm pan . \u2014 Team Captain Rebecca, Seventeen , 3 May 2012",
"Remove carrots from oven and add burrata to warm pan . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2019",
"Once pasta is cooked (al-dente), drain and put in a large warm pan . \u2014 Team Captain Rebecca, Seventeen , 3 May 2012",
"The classic meatballs, glazed with a full-bodied tomato sauce, sopped up beefy juices in a warm pan . \u2014 Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com , 26 Sep. 2017"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"river 275 miles (442 kilometers) long in northeastern South Australia flowing southwest into Lake Eyre":[]
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One tip to help avocados ripen is to remove the stem and place them in a bag in a warm spot . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Remove the shoulder from the smoker and set aside in a warm spot to rest for 1 hour. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"This sauce is best fresh out the blender, so use immediately, or, if necessary, store in blender until needed, in a warm spot , next to the stove or add hot water to a pot or bowl and place blender of sauce in pot. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"As with knife handles, the wood will absorb the oil better in a warm spot such as a sunny windowsill. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Let the knife rest in that warm spot for a few hours to allow the wood to finish absorbing any remaining oil. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm spot to proof until doubled in size, about 2 hours (or place in the refrigerator to proof for at least 8 hours or overnight). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Cover the bowl with a clean dish towel, plate or greased plastic wrap, and let the dough rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, 35 to 45 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Set in a dry warm spot and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. \u2014 Rebecca White, Dallas News , 16 June 2021"
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"The new official was warmly applauded.",
"It's cold out, so be sure to dress warmly .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The board warmly and unanimously agrees that Jacqueline Stewart is the ideal choice to lead the Academy Museum into the future. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 July 2022",
"Also, sponsors have the opportunity to meet and engage with leads more warmly . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Combs was saluted warmly by Jay-Z, Ye (the former Kanye West) and Babyface, among others. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"Ukrainian refugees living in Poland and neighboring countries were also warmly invited to take part in the Warsaw march. \u2014 Dan Allen, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
"Anyway, as the conclusion wisely, lightly, warmly affirms, at 22, no one should be hoping for a neat ending; that\u2019s when adult life is only at its gloriously messy beginning. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, while plenty of commenters responded warmly to Schwarzenegger's celebration of Cantrell's accomplishment, others left negative comments. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"The ballet was cast from strength on Thursday, with Sara Mearns as a warmly regal Titania, not so much a fairy queen as a vital creature of nature, capable of changing the weather with a sweep of her arm. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Harry spoke warmly of his relationship with her in April during his Today Show interview. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 3 June 2022"
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": to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified":[],
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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"The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
"There was no warrant for such behavior.",
"Verb",
"The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
"The punishment he received was not warranted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
"Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Both Covid-19 and influenza are vaccine-preventable illnesses that warrant concern and mitigation. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Here are a few points that warrant deliberation in this regard. \u2014 Chintan Shah, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The point is that, while scientists look at the sequences as a suggestion the virus has been circulating among people for years, there are other potential explanations that warrant study. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"In a unanimous ruling issued on Thursday, a five-justice appellate panel found that the judge did not make errors that would warrant overturning the conviction or the 23-year sentence. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s not sufficient evidence of the sort of monkeypox spread that would warrant events being canceled or postponed, the CDC\u2019s Brooks said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Another era that might warrant future examination: the crypto age. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
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"Middle English waraunt protector, warrant, from Anglo-French warant, garant , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wer\u0113nto guarantor, wer\u0113n to warrant; akin to Old High German w\u0101ra trust, care \u2014 more at very entry 2":"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Slap a sticky toe warmer on the back of your phone and the battery won\u2019t drain as quickly from the cold. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2020",
"For instance, the 2012 map zones changed in many areas by 5 degrees \u2013 or a half-zone warmer \u2013 than the previous map. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"And a warmer , wetter world means a greater risk of waterborne disease \u2014 the country was hit hard by an outbreak of Dengue fever in 2019. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The building's sprinkler system extinguished the fire, which Pixley said was reportedly caused by a food warmer that malfunctioned. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In the last five years, many of these Arctic species have almost entirely disappeared from the northern Bering, while populations of warmer -dwelling fish have proliferated. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Schumacher skied with patriotic red and blue patches of tape on his cheeks, plus a striped red and white neck warmer . \u2014 Nat Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The wash-day essential looks like a regular hand warmer , but upon close inspection, there are little nodules on the surface that detangle hair, massage the scalp, and gently scrubs away leftover product, dirt, and excess oil. \u2014 ELLE , 2 Feb. 2022",
"In these cases, the baby is placed under a warmer to stabilize the child, and nurses perform other assessments before the baby is returned to the mom. \u2014 James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brown and wart -covered, four poisonous individuals stared out of their tank with a torpidity that belied the havoc their species has wrought. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For quicker results, a dermatologist can burn off a wart with liquid nitrogen or remove it surgically. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"In the Mach-E, however, there is a camera wart on the steering column. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 6 Aug. 2021",
"They are intended to increase the immune system activity locally in and around the wart . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 June 2021",
"The unraveling inning revealed another Padres offensive wart . \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2021",
"My finger looked like a huge, black, puss-oozing wart . \u2014 Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream , 23 July 2014",
"But as happens so often during the draft process, warts began to appear on the top prospect. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The hair on his head sprouted in clumps; his face and hands were covered in warts . \u2014 The Economist , 28 Jan. 2020"
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"Middle English, from Old English wearte ; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavonic vr\u011bd\u016d injury":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having the face formed by warp threads":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123252"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"river 502 miles (808 kilometers) long in Poland flowing northwest and west into the Oder River":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a wild African hog ( Phacochoerus aethiopicus ) that has large protruding tusks and in the male two pairs of rough warty excrescences on the face and that is sometimes placed in two separate species ( P. aethiopicus and P. africanus )":[]
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"-\u02cch\u00e4g",
"\u02c8w\u022frt-\u02cch\u022fg"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your alarm clock might be the sound of monkeys playing in the trees \u2014 or warthogs and antelope walking beneath your tent. \u2014 Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2020",
"The camera captures gorgeous images of elephants, cheetahs and warthogs , and breathtaking shots of the Victoria Falls at the Zambezi River. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Included on the tour is an okapi, black rhino, hippo, African wild dog, Masai Giraffe, African elephant, lion, warthog and white rhino \u2014 which Katelyn says is her favorite. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Then the transmission was briefly lost because the internet hotspot, over by the warthogs , wasn\u2019t working. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Visitors encounter zebras, camels, bison, giraffes, warthogs and more. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Hunting with this for steenbuck, blesbuck, warthog , and kudu was akin to grocery shopping with a stick-shift Corvette. \u2014 Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Nick Cordileone and Ben Lipitz, who have long experience playing Timon the wisecracking meerkat and Puumba the jovial (but flatulent) warthog , infuse their performances with joy and energy. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Simba\u2019s subsequent flight thrusts him into the devil-may-care company of a meerkat named Timon (Nick Cordileone) and a warthog named Pumbaa (Ben Lipitz), who are essentially the Abbott and Costello of the jungle. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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"a warm sweater"
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"the argument grew warm"
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": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy":[
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": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents":[],
": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress":[],
": newly made : fresh":[
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": near to a goal, object, or solution sought":[
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": to make warm":[],
": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure":[],
": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion":[],
": to reheat (cooked food) for eating":[
"\u2014 often used with over"
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": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
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": to become warm":[],
": to become ardent, interested, or receptive":[
"\u2014 usually used with to or toward warmed to the idea"
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": to become filled with affection or love":[
"\u2014 used with to or toward"
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": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask":[],
": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
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"\u2014 usually used in combination warm -clad"
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"\u02c8w\u022frm"
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"heated",
"hottish",
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"toasty",
"warmed",
"warmish"
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"heat",
"hot (up)",
"toast"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Be sure to keep warm when you go outside.",
"We sat by the fire to stay warm .",
"It's too warm in here. We should open a window.",
"The sunshine was warm on my face.",
"We were met with a warm welcome.",
"She has a warm and friendly nature.",
"The letter was signed, \u201c warmest regards.\u201d",
"She gave us each a long, warm hug.",
"Keep going; you're getting warm .",
"Verb",
"He warmed his hands in front of the fire.",
"We warmed ourselves by the fire.",
"Air rises when it warms .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many hotels in warm -weather destinations are oriented around on-site activities, including lounge chair service and areas dedicated to relaxation. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Summer has arrived, which means warm weather, grilling out and a chorus of fireworks crackling in your neighborhood. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Lifeguards on Salisbury Beach, warm weather, fewer lifeguards, canceled swim lessons could be behind the recent string of drownings. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Summer tops for women are an absolute must-buy when building the perfect warm -weather wardrobe. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Start hydrating now because Tuesday\u2019s warm weather is just the beginning of Portland\u2019s finally-it\u2019s-summer summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"If your patio, deck, or backyard doesn\u2019t get much natural shade, there are plenty of ways to keep your cool and make the most of the warm weather. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm -weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But many of Mokeme\u2019s friends and family struggled to warm to Lester. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, your sympathetic nervous system might kick in with shivering to warm you up and give you some energy. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
"But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"The tornado watch is in place due to a warm front that extends across the region, coupled with activity in the upper levels of the atmosphere, Lashley said. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
"Even as a warm front slowly moves through the region, winds will remain light and variable in direction. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Central and southern Wisconsin could experience severe storms Monday with a potential for tornadoes near the warm front ahead of a very hot and humid Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"The forecast, however, is contingent on a warm front and showers slated for Houston earlier in the weekend, according to Cotto. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Strong to severe storms will be possible on Friday night through Saturday morning as a warm front moves northward across the region. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The cold front will lift back northward on Wednesday as a warm front causing considerable cloudiness and the chance for some afternoon showers and possibly a thunderstorm. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
"As a warm front lifts northward across the Plains, the sticky air mass that settles in and the daytime heating from the sun will help induce thunderstorm development into the early afternoon hours. \u2014 Derek Van Dam, CNN , 12 May 2022"
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"That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But in time even simple declarative sentences start to warp . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Plus, in places with extreme daytime heat, where temperatures can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), the warp of fine cotton and silk can break on the loom. \u2014 Sneha Mehta, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
"With a cascade of white and yellow diamonds in an encyclopedic variety of cuts and sizes, these dangling earrings conjure the informal, unpretentious warp and weft that captured the designer\u2019s renegade imagination so many years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Thread count is determined by the number of threads lengthwise (called the warp ) and widthwise (the weft) in a one-inch square of fabric. \u2014 Kelley Carter, ELLE Decor , 10 June 2020",
"That's already the case for games like Super Mario 64\u2014since the game's source code was released last September, modders have created new tools that allow for easy world editing, background art, in-level warp zones, and more. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 6 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The extremely strong gravitational field of black holes warp the space around them, creating conditions that can deflect and amplify starlight that aligns behind them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Investors should be careful that the meta market frenzy doesn\u2019t warp their sense of reality. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2021",
"This strategy doesn\u2019t warp the play so much as deepen it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Far from just an attempt to negate discontent over its Ukraine invasion, Russia\u2019s current state-media approach is, in Pozdorovkin\u2019s view, a continuation of a decade-long campaign to warp Russian citizens\u2019 view of the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"If performed correctly, some odd interaction between the two dueling animation cycles causes the game to freak out and warp the player forward vast distances, even going through in-game architecture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"It's long been known that friendship, while psychologically beneficial, can warp a person's perception of risk. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample? \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"On top of that, constant exposure to violence and negative news can warp our thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"But what\u2019s most interesting, and what connects this novel with the others set in wartime \u2014A Guardian Angel Recalls and The Darkroom of Damocles\u2014are questions of identity, authenticity, and duplicity. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"While military aid in wartime typically takes the form of state-to-state assistance, social media has allowed private citizens around the world to donate directly to Ukraine\u2019s military. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"Being a journalist in wartime is a dangerous business. \u2014 Yair Lapid, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Their flight from Mariupol illustrated the extra layers of trauma that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome and autism, can experience during wartime . \u2014 Maryna Dubyna, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Attacks on cultural property are not uncommon during wartime , said Richard Kurin, a cultural anthropologist and the founder of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"In one of its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressly warned against war crimes proceeding during wartime . \u2014 Robert Goldman, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
"The Defense Production Act was created to give the government the power to ensure the flow of weapons during wartime . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The 1954 Hague Convention prohibits the intentional targeting of cultural sites and property during wartime , meaning deliberate damage could constitute potential war crimes, said Yasmin Waljee, a partner at the international law firm Hogan Lovells. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is because Fifa is on the warpath to pierce the earnings bubble intermediaries have been receiving for some time and according to a report in The Athletic is poised to finally take significant action in doing so. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Originally launched in 2016, Dead by Daylight functions as a multiplayer survival horror game, where select players take on the role of a violent killer who hunts four other players trying to survive the warpath . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"For over a year, official China seems to have been on the warpath against its own tech industry. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Marcia Fudge, head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is on the warpath about how appraisals for homes owned by Black people are lower than for similar homes owned by white people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"From the looks of it, Ruth (Julia Garner) is on the warpath , Marty (Jason Bateman) is questioning his choices, and things are not looking good for the dangerously impulsive cartel capo Javier. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann And Leena Kim, Town & Country , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Ruth, for one thing, is clearly now on the warpath with her shotgun, ready to hunt down Javi and avenge her cousin. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Law enforcement is on a warpath and the militarization of the L.A.P.D. continues as police and politicians decide the only way to deal with this growing scourge is through force \u2014 and the creation of the new C.R.A.S.H. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Among the left-of-center, this puts Reed at odds with just about everyone, which means that there are few more interesting developments in intellectual politics than the news that Adolph Reed is on the warpath . \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"Keys for warded locks have slots to bypass the wards that allow the key to freely rotate inside the lock. \u2014 Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics , 22 Feb. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The warrant officer has denied all charges against him. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
"George Lampman, 93, who retired as a Marine Corps warrant officer in 1968 and then managed cafeterias for the General Services Administration until 1992, died June 20 at the home of a daughter in Charlottesville. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
"An Afghan warrant officer took a shotgun wound to the chest, and a village child was shot in the leg. \u2014 Matt Watters, WSJ , 25 June 2021",
"The Army was also reviewing a Purple Heart application for Johnnie Jones, a Black 101-year-old former warrant officer . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 June 2021",
"Warders must have served a minimum of 22 years in the military, achieved the rank of warrant officer or higher, and have an exemplary record of conduct. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2021",
"After that, Bishai is set to undergo training to become an Army warrant officer at Ft. \u2014 al , 16 Mar. 2021",
"All but one of the soldiers were enlisted personnel, with one warrant officer among the injured. \u2014 Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"As Schoville learned, Baker, who had been a warrant officer , earned an Army commission and went back to Vietnam for a second tour flying low-level reconnaissance missions. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2020"
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"According to one account, the carnage started when one village sent a war party to raid another. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Typically, a war party would strike against traditional enemies, bringing back a few scalps and a small number of prisoners. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The war party made for Shawnee villages north of the Ohio River, where the girls likely would have been adopted into the tribe or held for ransom. \u2014 Peter Cozzens, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2021",
"After three days of pursuit, Boone and his men stole upon the war party , saved the girls and killed two of the warriors. \u2014 Peter Cozzens, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Around 1750, a large Ojibwe war party armed with French guns and powder attacked a Dakota village at Mille Lacs Lake (Bde Wakhang in the Dakota language) from the north. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Roughly 100 years after the war party \u2019s attack, a Dakota entourage arrived in Mille Lacs bearing a ceremonial gift for the Ojibwe who had conquered them, a shocking kind of grace in the face of grief and loss. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Last month the United Nations secretary general, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, appealed to Yemen\u2019s warring parties to implement an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to help stave off the threat from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. \u2014 Declan Walsh, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"One man shared a story about a young Native man who went on his first war party but was killed by an enemy tribe. \u2014 Kevin Abourezk, oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2020"
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"Brown and wart -covered, four poisonous individuals stared out of their tank with a torpidity that belied the havoc their species has wrought. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For quicker results, a dermatologist can burn off a wart with liquid nitrogen or remove it surgically. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"In the Mach-E, however, there is a camera wart on the steering column. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 6 Aug. 2021",
"They are intended to increase the immune system activity locally in and around the wart . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 June 2021",
"The unraveling inning revealed another Padres offensive wart . \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2021",
"My finger looked like a huge, black, puss-oozing wart . \u2014 Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream , 23 July 2014",
"But as happens so often during the draft process, warts began to appear on the top prospect. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The hair on his head sprouted in clumps; his face and hands were covered in warts . \u2014 The Economist , 28 Jan. 2020"
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"These supersonic missiles are quite fast but have only a 14-pound warhead . \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Israeli-made Hero 120 has a flight time of 60 minutes and packs a nine-pound warhead . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"India and Pakistan are also among the handful that has been increasing their nuclear warhead stockpiles, according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"The Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization, estimates that North Korea's current nuclear warhead stockpile is between 25 and 50, with the country able to produce enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 6 May 2022",
"Now the city may be on the brink of another boom as the federal government moves forward with what could be the most expensive warhead modernization program in U.S. history. \u2014 Annabella Farmer, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The larger Switchblade 600 weighs nine times more, but carries an anti-armor warhead and can hit targets up to 25 miles away, according to the manufacturer. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Jung and Kwon both believe North Korea has acquired the reentry vehicle technology for a single warhead missile, an assessment that some analysts dispute. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The Kh-22 missiles were primarily designed to destroy aircraft carriers using a nuclear warhead . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022"
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"The acre lot was purchased last week through the 360 El Brillo Way Trust, a company affiliated with Florida real estate developer Todd Michael Glaser, the warranty deed shows. \u2014 Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Read did transfer the warranty deed back to the city on May 14 after owning the tower for more than a week. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 16 June 2021",
"County official records show that a warranty deed , recorded May 14, then transferred the water tower site back to the city. \u2014 al , 13 June 2021",
"The only face-to-face contact mandatory in trading real estate, signing a warranty deed or deed of trust, has also been altered by the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Prosecutors say Griffin forged a warranty deed for the home in January. \u2014 Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com , 25 June 2019",
"The Democrat-Gazette reported that in January 2011, Caldwell signed a warranty deed conveying the house from the ministry back to himself. \u2014 Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle , 15 June 2018"
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"For those who are not familiar with Cowrie shells, celebrity wardrobe stylist, Pilar Scratch, tells ESSENCE exclusively that the shells are very significant to the culture. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 27 June 2022",
"As a matter of fact, a common theme among most reviewers was that the travel bag has earned a permanent spot in their everyday wardrobe . \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"Gigi Hadid has transformed a street style trend into a sophisticated wardrobe staple with the help of one subtle outfit choice. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"Like many staples in your wardrobe , opting for chino shorts in black will give you endless outfit choices. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, June 7, Priyanka Chopra stepped out in Paris for a Bulgari event in an incredibly dramatic reimagining of a wardrobe staple: a black dress. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
"No Time to Die, when the production\u2019s wardrobe stylist tapped Barton Perreira to style Craig in the film. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Zola director\u2019s early work in production design, and as a wardrobe stylist, proved helpful. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Getting famous for being famous is no easy task \u2014 and back in the early 2000s, Kim Kardashian was putting in the hours as an aspiring wardrobe stylist and much-photographed friend to Paris Hilton. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Like Farshad's room, the wardroom was an exercise in spacial economy. \u2014 Elliot Ackerman, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The Wolf's Den, the enlisted crew's mess, is slightly larger than the wardroom and filled with smaller tables, arranged like a railroad dining car. \u2014 Jim Wilson, Popular Mechanics , 1 Dec. 2020",
"According to the sailor, the meeting in the ship\u2019s wardroom , a gathering place, lasted about 30 minutes and forced about 80 crew members to stand roughly 2 to 4 feet from one another \u2014 far less than the 6-foot spacing called for by the CDC. \u2014 Robert Faturechi, ProPublica , 17 Mar. 2020",
"In the wardroom of Hetman Sahaydachniy, a Ukrainian officer gestures to a silver plaque which documents the ship\u2019s eight captains since 1993. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Over time, Francis's corruption of the Blue Ridge's wardroom became progressively decadent, court records show. \u2014 Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2018"
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"The terrible, undulating war whoops of the attackers were soon joined by sharp shrieks of women pierced by arrows and the cries of men being killed with pangas. \u2014 Nick Turse, Teen Vogue , 14 Nov. 2018"
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"definitions":{
": showing the effects of war or military service : ruined, ravaged, or laid waste by war":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"war + worn":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224509"
}
}